Running out of tricks, need advice

[KITKAT]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Thanks, KitKat. Very useful.

Is eating mice becoming more common, or less common? Their strength has been the ability to change food source depending on competition and availability.

I guess part of my thoughts may not have been expanded enough, so I will briefly add...

There are almost NO amphibians on my property. There are surely no fish. There are mice, but they are Meadow Voles, which have a rather large skull for all but the larger garters.

Yet, we have a very healthy and abundant supply of garter snakes.

And given where I find them, they are eating worms as their primary food source.

I did catch a female gravid garter in a mouse nest once... but in captivity she refused to eat mice, including the baby Voles. She was dedicated to eating worms, and I had to teach her to eat fish.

Just a bit more info about what caused my thoughts... but I am not here to argue this thought as any kind of gospel.

[brandon0133]

my snakes have not been eating sense i got them,,well i read on here somewhere to rub a fish on the pinkies and then put them in,,well it worked perfectly,,,i put the fish down and put the pinkie ontop of the minnow,,,within 5 mins the snake at the minnow and the pinkie,,im so proud

[Stefan-A]

A little update: She won't eat salmon. Tried it.

[Lori P]

So she's still being stubborn, huh? Wonder how much it would cost to send you a ton of worms to get her thru your winter??

[Stefan-A]

It would probably be easier to just send her to you.

Yeah, she's still stubborn. Maybe live pinkies would do the trick.. Although, my sister wouldn't approve and I like being alive.

[Lori P]

Well, Stefan, if we have to chose between you and the snake....

[Stefan-A]

..you would choose the snake. I know.

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

..you would choose the snake. I know.

I would rather have your personality in the mix, and not the snake's Stefan...........

[Stefan-A]

Well, the snake definitely has a worse temper, but I think I'm just as picky.

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Well, the snake definitely has a worse temper, but I think I'm just as picky.

yes, but I haven't seen the snake be funny, caring, or as picky as you have, I mean the snake just won't eat, but you won't let any one or anything stand in your way.......I guess anyway..............